James Sharples, Alexander Hamilton

James Sharples

British · 1751–1811 · Painter, Printmaker

James Sharples was an English portrait painter and pastelist, who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1779. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Portrait of George WashingtonBrunk Auctions · $210,000≈ £157,009≈ €180,925Sign up to see
  2. A Pair of Portraits: A Man and  A WomanBrunk Auctions · $5,500≈ £3,889≈ €4,455Sign up to see
  3. A Pair of Portraits: A Man and A WomanBrunk Auctions · $3,000≈ £2,304≈ €2,761Sign up to see

James Sharples’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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James Sharples, Portrait Of A Young Lady And A Companion Portrait. (2), pastel drawing
Portrait Of A Young Lady And A Companion Portrait. (2)
Lawrences Auctioneers · Feb 10, 2026
£600Sign up free to see
Portrait of George Washington
Brunk Auctions · Oct 21, 2025
$210,000Sign up free to see
James Sharples, Untitled, Pastel on Paper
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Nov 16, 2024
$150Sign up free to see
A Pair of Portraits: A Man and A Woman
Brunk Auctions · Oct 17, 2024
$3,000Sign up free to see
Sr., circa 1786-1788
Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2023
$800Sign up free to see
A Pair of Portraits: Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, née Hamilton
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023
$1,000Sign up free to see
James Sharples, Portrait of George Washington, pastel on paper
Portrait of George Washington
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020
$20,075Sign up free to see
A Pair of Portraits: A Man and  A Woman
Brunk Auctions · Mar 24, 2018
$5,500Sign up free to see
Sr.
Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017
$1,200Sign up free to see
Sr.
Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017
James Sharples, Pair of the Sweet Family Portraits, Watercolor paper mounted to panel Both housed in identical antique gilt molded wood frames with original glass
Pair of the Sweet Family Portraits
James D. Julia · Feb 4, 2014

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Sharples, Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamiltonca. 1796 · Pastel on toned (now oxidized) laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924 — Open Ac…
James Sharples, Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatinca. 1796 · Pastel on light gray wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Josephine L. Stevens, 1908 — Ope…
James Sharples, Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery
Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery1798 · Pastel and black chalk (or black pastel) on toned (now oxidized) wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924 — Open Ac…
James Sharples, Two Profiles, Possibly of John Adams
Two Profiles, Possibly of John Adamsca. 1796 · Pastel on gray laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995 — Open …
James Sharples, John Adams
John Adamsca.1796 · Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995 — Open …
James Sharples, Abigail Smith Adams
Abigail Smith Adamsca.1796 · Pastel on gray (now oxidized) laid paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995 — Open …
James Sharples, Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton1779-1811 · pastel, graphite, and gouache on two sheets of adhered laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Arthur L. Liebman — Open Access …
James Sharples, General Elias Dayton
General Elias Dayton1750
Detroit Institute of Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Detroit Institute of Arts
James Sharples, Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton1779
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · James Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
James Sharples, Albert Gallatin
Albert Gallatin1796
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Sharples, Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery
Mederic-Louis-Elie Moreau de Saint-Mery1798
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Sharples, Josiah Ingersoll, Master-Warden of the Port of New York
Josiah Ingersoll, Master-Warden of the Port of New York1751
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Sharples / Ellen Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan M…
James Sharples, Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton1796
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Sharples / Ellen Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan M…
James Sharples, Dorothea Hart
Dorothea Hart1809
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Attributed to James Sharples / Possibly Ellen Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons…
James Sharples, Noah Webster
Noah Webster1751
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Sharples / Ellen Sharples, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan M…

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